Today the State Controller’s Office announced a new open data website that makes accessible to the public 11 years’ worth of city and county financial report data. League staff received a preview of the site on Aug. 29, 2014.

Leyne Milstein, city of Sacramento finance director and a candidate for the Public Agency Director position on the CalPERS Board of Administration, representing employees of about 1,500 cities, counties, and special districts, authored an op-ed in California County News. Her piece addresses public trust and the board’s responsibility in ensuring that the pension fund remains sustainable.